Brokerage Abbreviations
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A
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| ABN Amro (ABNA) - Buy, Add, Hold, Reduce, Sell |
| Argus (ARGS) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Atlantic Equities (ATLE) - Overweight, Neutral, Underweight |
| Auriga (AUGA) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Avian (AVIA) - Positive, Neutral, Negative |
| Avondale (AVON) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
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B
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| B. Riley (RILY) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Barclays (LEHM) - Overweight, Equal Weight, Underweight |
| Barrington (BRRR) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| BB&T (BBNT) - Buy, Hold, Underweight |
| Benchmark Co. (BNCH) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Bernstein (BERN) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| BGB Securities (BGBS) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| BGC Financial (BGCF) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| BioLogic Equity (BIOL) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| BMO Capital (BMOC) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform, Sell |
| Boenning & Scattergood (BONG) - Outperform, Neutral, Underperform |
| BofA/Merrill (BOFA) - Buy, Neutral, Underperform |
| Brean Murray (BMUR) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Brigantine (BRIG) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| BTIG (BTIG) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Buckingham (BUCK) - Buy, Neutral, Underperform |
| BWS Financial (BWSF) - Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Sell |
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C
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| C.K. Cooper (CKCP) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Canaccord (ADAM) - Buy, Speculative Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Cantor (CANT) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Capital One Southcoast (SOCO) - Strong Buy, Add, Neutral, Reduce |
| Capstone (CPST) - Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Caris (CRIS) - Buy, Above Average, Average, Below Average, Sell |
| Chardan (CHRD) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Charter Equity (CHAR) - Strong Buy, Buy, Market Perform, Underperform |
| CIBC (CIBC) - Sector Outperformer, Sector Performer, Sector Underperformer |
| Citigroup (SBSH) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| CJS Securities (CJSI) - Sorry, ratings unavailable |
| CL King (KING) - Strong Buy, Buy, Accumulate, Neutral, Underperform |
| CLSA (LYON) - Buy, Outperform, Underperform, Sell |
| Collins Stewart (CSTI) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Consumer Analyst Group of N.Y. (CAGNY) - Sorry, ratings unavailable |
| Cowen (COWN) - Outperform, Neutral, Underperform |
| Craig-Hallum (CHLM) - Buy, Accumulate, Neutral, Sell |
| Credit Suisse (FBCO) - Outperform, Neutral, Underperform |
| CRT Capital (CRTC) - Buy, Fair Value, Sell |
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D
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| DA Davidson (DADA) - Buy, Neutral, Underperform |
| Dahlman Rose (DRCO) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Davenport (DAVA) - Strong Buy, Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Deutsche Bank (DBAB) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Dougherty (DGHT) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Dresdner (DRSN) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Duncan-Williams (DCWM) - Buy, Hold, Reduce |
| Dundee (DUND) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
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F
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| FBN Securities (FBNS) - Outperform, Sector Perform, Underperform |
| FBR Capital (FBRC) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| Feltl (FLTL) - Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Sell |
| First Analysis (FANA) - Overweight, Equal Weight, Underweight |
| First Global (FSGL) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
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G
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| Gabelli (GABE) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Garp Research (GARP) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Gleacher (AMTR) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Global Hunter (GLBL) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Goldman (GSCO) - Conviction Buy, Buy, Neutral, Sell, Conviction Sell |
| Griffen Securities (GRIF) - Buy |
| Guggenheim (GUGG) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Guilford (RGIL) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
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H
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| Hapoalim (HAPO) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Hilliard Lyons (HDLY) - Buy, Long-Term Buy, Neutral, Underperform |
| Howard Weil (HOWE) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| HSBC (HSBC) - Overweight, Neutral, Underweight |
| Hudson Securities (HDSI) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Hudson Square (HDSN) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
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I
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| ING Group (ING) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
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J
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| Janco (JANC) - Buy, Accumulate, Market Perform, Sell |
| Janney Montgomery (JANY) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Jefferies (JEFF) - Buy, Hold, Underperform |
| JMP Securities (JMPS) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| JNK Securities Corp (JNKK) - Sorry, ratings unavailable |
| Johnson Rice (JRCO) - Overweight, Equal Weight, Underweight |
| JP Morgan (JPMS) - Overweight, Neutral, Underweight |
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K
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| Kaufman Bros. (KBRO) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Keefe Bruyette (KBWI) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| Kern, Suslow (KSSI) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Kevin Dann (DANN) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| KeyBanc (KEYB) - Buy, Hold, Underweight |
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L
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| Ladenburg (LTCO) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Lazard Capital (LAZA) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Leerink (LEER) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| Longbow (LBOW) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
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M
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| Macquarie (MACQ) - Outperform, Neutral, Underperform |
| Madison Williams (SMMI) - Buy, Accumulate, Neutral, Reduce, Sell |
| Matrix (MUSA) - Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Sell, Strong Sell |
| Maxim (MAXM) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| McAdams Wright (MWRI) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Meredith Whitney Advisory (WHTY) - Buy, Outperform, Hold, Underperform, Sell |
| Merriman (MERI) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Miller Tabak (MLTK) - Strong Buy, Buy, Neutral, Sell, Strong Sell |
| MKM Partners (MKMP) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Morgan Joseph (MLGA) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Morgan Keegan (MOKE) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| Morgan Stanley (MSCO) - Overweight, Equal Weight, Underweight |
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N
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| Natixis (NTXS) - Buy, Add, Hold, Reduce, Sell |
| Needham (NEED) - Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Underperform |
| Next Generation (NXGN) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Noble Financial (NBLE) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Nomura (NOMU) - Buy, Neutral, Reduce |
| Northcoast (NRCS) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Northland Securities (NORL) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
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O
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| Oppenheimer (OPCO) - Outperform, Perform, Underperform |
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P
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| PacCrest (PACS) - Outperform, Sector Perform, Underperform |
| PacificAmerican (PAMS) - Buy, Accumulate, Decrease, Sell |
| Piper Jaffray (PIPR) - Overweight, Neutral, Underweight |
| Pritchard (PRTD) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
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R
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| Raymond James (RAJA) - Strong Buy, Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| RBC Capital (RBCM) - Top Pick, Outperform, Sector Perform, Underperform |
| RBS (RBSS) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Rochdale (ROCH) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Rodman & Renshaw (RODM) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| Roth Capital (ROTH) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| RW Baird (BARD) - Outperform, Neutral, Underperform |
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S
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| Sandler ONeill (SDLR) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Scotia Capital (SCOT) - Outperform, Sector Perform, Underperform |
| Sidoti (SIDC) - Buy, Neutral, Not Rated |
| Societe Generale (SOCG) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Soleil (SOLE) - Buy, Gradually Accumulate, Hold, Sell |
| Standpoint Research (STPT) - Buy, Accumulate, Hold, Underperform, Sell |
| Stephens (SPHN) - Overweight, Equal Weight, Underweight |
| Sterne Agee (SALI) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| Stifel Nicolaus (STFL) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Summer Street (SMMR) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
| SunTrust (RHCO) - Buy, Neutral, Reduce |
| Susquehanna (SUSQ) - Positive, Neutral, Negative |
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T
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| Taglich (TAGS) - Buy, Speculative Buy, Neutral, Underperform, Sell Short |
| TD Newcrest (TDSI) - Action List Buy, Buy, Speculative Buy, Hold, Reduce |
| ThinkEquity (THNK) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Ticonderoga (TCDG) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
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U
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| UBS (UBSW) - Buy, Neutral, Sell |
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W
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| Wedbush (WEDB) - Outperform, Neutral, Underperform |
| Weeden (WEED) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
| Wells Fargo (WELS) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| WestLB (WSLB) - Buy, Add, Neutral, Reduce, Sell |
| William Blair (WBLR) - Outperform, Market Perform, Underperform |
| WJB Capital Group (WJB) - Sorry, ratings unavailable |
| Wolfe Trahan (WOLF) - Outperform, Peer Perform, Underperform |
| Wunderlich (WDLK) - Buy, Hold, Sell |
